Flush valve



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HARRY Gr. LAWRENCE, 0F SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

FLUSH VALVE.

Application filed October 15, 1923. Serial No. 668,782.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY G. LAWRENCE, a citizen-of the United States, and a resident of Salt Lake City, county of Salt Lake, State of Utah, have invented a new and useful Flush Valve, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to flush or tank used in toilet lflush tanks and has for its objects a vvalve of this type which is more easily adjustedv for centralizing over the flush pipe valve seat and which is easily renewed when the rubber ball is out of shape without the present necessity of fnssing around in the water in order to unscrew the ball from the stem.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and in which:

Figure 1 is a side view of such a rubber ball valve in place on its valve seat and supported at the stem by a bracket from the overflow pipe.

Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective sketch of the adjustable bracket arm showing the upper part of the valve stem in place.

Figure a is a plan view of the end of the bracket arm with a portion shown in section to show the relation of the bracket, guide and stem.

In the figures (1)V represents a common g rubber ball tank valve, (2) the stem thereof, (3) the seat upon which the valve rests, and (a) the flush pipe.

The usual overflow pipe is shownat (5) and slidably arranged upon it is a bracket 6 ing laterally therefrom terminating in a slotted socket (8). )Within the socket Y(8) is an easily fitting guide (9) through which looselyslides the stem (2) of the valve. The guide (9) has a shoulder (10) at the upper end to rest upon the socket and projects below the same as shown.

having an adjustable arm (7) project-V The slot (11) in the socket is large enough to pass the stem upon lifting the guide (9) out of the socket, and whereupon the ball and stem may be easily removed from the tank for replacing. The bracket is adjustable np and down along the overflow pipe,

securing to it by means of the screw (12) and should be so adjusted that in the highest travel of the ball it will strike the guide (9) and lift itr a trifle within the socket to prevent it freezing socket. The valve is of course lifted in the usual way by a pull connection (13) to its ring (14:).

` The arm ofthe bracket is preferably adjustable as clearly shown in Figure 3, having one portion slotted at (15) secured to the other part by a cap screw (16) and aligned by a strap (17), but the adjustable feature of the arm may be omitted if desired.

It will thus be seen that my improved flush valve provides for quick repair, for

aligning over the valve seat, and for avoid-- ance to corrosion trouble, a combination constituting an improvement which any plumber will instantly appreciate.

I claim: v

1. In a device of tie character described including a valve with a stem, means forl niding the stem for longitudinal sliding, abracket supporting the guiding means and slotted for lateral passage of the stem upon removal of lthe guiding means from the bracket.

Q. In a device of the character described including a valve with a stem, a guidev for the stem, a socket in which said guide is positioned, said guide projecting below said socket and adapted for being struck by the valve in ope-rating same for the purpose described.

HARRY G. LAWRENCE.

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